2 siblings killed on their way to school in Provo after car hits them; driver also dies after crash

A brother and sister died Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, after a car drove onto the sidewalk and hit them, Provo police said. — Neighbors gather near the scene where brother and sister died Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, after a car drove onto the sidewalk and hit them, Provo police said. The driver of the SUV, a 59-year-old man, also died from his injuries.

A brother and sister died Monday after a car drove onto the sidewalk and hit them, Provo police said.

An SUV was driving west on 700 North at 8:06 a.m. when it crossed the eastbound lanes and hit the 10-year-old boy and 9-year-old girl on the sidewalk on their way to school, Provo Police Capt. Brian Taylor said.

After hitting the children, the car collided with a porch and hit a gas line, Provo police said.

The children and the driver, a 54-year-old man, were all taken to hospitals in critical condition, where they died soon after.

"Because this is a traffic accident with significant loss of life, it's under very careful investigation by the Provo Police Department Accident Investigation and Reconstruction Team. And they are investigating every circumstance and potential cause of this accident," Taylor said.

"This loss of life, it's right here in Provo and we feel it, and we feel for these impacted families," he added.

The school district is aware of the tragedy and has crisis counselors available at the children's school for anyone affected.

A white Chevy SUV that was involved in an auto-pedestrian collision in Provo is pictured on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. According to police, the SUV was heading west on 700 North when it crossed the eastbound lanes and hit two siblings, a 10-year-old boy and 9-year-old girl, on the sidewalk on their way to school. After hitting the children, the car collided with a porch and hit a gas line, Provo police said. The children and the driver, a 59-year-old man, were all taken to hospitals in critical condition, where they died soon after.

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Kira Rhodes, left, talks to her neighbor, Melissa Fromm, near the scene of an auto-pedestrian collision in Provo on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. According to police, the SUV was heading west on 700 North when it crossed the eastbound lanes and hit two siblings, a 10-year-old boy and 9-year-old girl, on the sidewalk on their way to school. After hitting the children, the car collided with a porch and hit a gas line, Provo police said. The children and the driver, a 59-year-old man, were all taken to hospitals in critical condition, where they died soon after.

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A firefighter sits near a the scene of an auto-pedestrian collision in Provo on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. According to police, the SUV was heading west on 700 North when it crossed the eastbound lanes and hit two siblings, a 10-year-old boy and 9-year-old girl, on the sidewalk on their way to school. After hitting the children, the car collided with a porch and hit a gas line, Provo police said. The children and the driver, a 59-year-old man, were all taken to hospitals in critical condition, where they died soon after.

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Firefighters work at the scene of an auto-pedestrian collision in Provo on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. According to police, the SUV was heading west on 700 North when it crossed the eastbound lanes and hit two siblings, a 10-year-old boy and 9-year-old girl, on the sidewalk on their way to school. After hitting the children, the car collided with a porch and hit a gas line, Provo police said. The children and the driver, a 59-year-old man, were all taken to hospitals in critical condition, where they died soon after.

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Ashley Krause cleans up debris from a car in her driveway with her housemates from a car crash that ended in her front lawn in Provo on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. The crash involved a 9-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother who were both struck and killed by a driver in a white Chevy SUV, who also died. The two siblings were riding scooters on their way to Wasatch Elementary School. The driver also hit and damaged gas lines.

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A white Chevy SUV is towed away the scene of an auto-pedestrian collision in Provo on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. According to police, the SUV was heading west on 700 North when it crossed the eastbound lanes and hit two siblings, a 10-year-old boy and 9-year-old girl, on the sidewalk on their way to school. After hitting the children, the car collided with a porch and hit a gas line, Provo police said. The children and the driver, a 59-year-old man, were all taken to hospitals in critical condition, where they died soon after.

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